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Moody City Council adopts ordinance extending temporary suspension on certain residential approvals
Summary
The Moody City Council on April 27 unanimously adopted Ordinance M2026-04-27, extending a moratorium that temporarily suspends consideration of certain residential projects, rezoning requests, site plans and subdivisions within the city limits.
The Moody City Council on April 27, 2026, voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance M2026-04-27, extending an existing temporary suspension on consideration or approval of certain residential projects, rezoning requests, site-plan approvals and residential subdivisions within Moody city limits. Council Member Ellis Key moved to suspend the rules; Council Member Linda Crowe seconded and a roll call vote showed all present voting AYE with Council Member Matt Morris recorded as absent.
The ordinance is described in the minutes as an extension of Ordinance M2025-10-13A. Mayor Nick Rutledge presented the matter during the meeting; after the rules were suspended, Council Member Linda Crowe moved to approve the ordinance and Council Member Chad Williams seconded. The minutes record the motion carried by unanimous vote.
The minutes do not specify an effective date for the extension, changes to the scope of the suspension, or any expiration; they record only that the council approved "Ordinance M2026-04-27" to extend the prior temporary suspension. The minutes also include the council’s standard motion-and-vote language and a notation that Matt Morris was absent for the roll call.
The council took no additional public action on the item beyond the motion, second and roll call recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
